A family photo of 14-year-old Richard Carrillo who was shot to death March 24, 1012, on Island Avenue near 36th Street in Mount Hope. Carrillo family photo

Richard Carrillo, who was known as “Richy”, was at the Island Gardens apartment complex visiting friends when he was shot and killed about 8:10 p.m. on March 24.

The teen had been sitting on the tailgate of a pickup parked in an alley near Island Avenue, west of 36th Street, when a dark-colored SUV pulled up and two men got out and started shooting.

Richy tried to run away, but he was hit by gunfire and died at the scene.

Police described the suspects only as Latino and in their 20s.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call homicide detectives at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477, where tipsters may remain anonymous and could be eligible for a reward of up to $3,000.

The reward is made up of $1,000 from Crime Stoppers and $2,000 from the Millennial Tech Middle School’s Parent Teacher Student Organization. Carrillo was an eighth-grader at the school.

The boy, who had turned 14 three weeks before the shooting, was described as a sweet student who was loved by his classmates.